Architrave fragment of Cheteti
6th Dynasty, or 1st Intermediate Period, ca. 2374-2040 BC
The fragment is the left end of an architrave that was made in segments – thin slabs decorated and inscribed before they were mounted in the tomb. The rounding of the left side may represent a secondary reworking of the piece. In front of the couple their sons are depicted. The style of all the figures is typical for the late Old Kingdom.
The fragment is the left end of an architrave that was made in segments – thin slabs decorated and inscribed before they were mounted in the tomb. The rounding of the left side may represent a secondary reworking of the piece. In front of the couple their sons are depicted. The style of all the figures is typical for the late Old Kingdom.
Time:
6th Dynasty, or 1st Intermediate Period, ca. 2374-2040 BC
Object Name
Relief
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Naqada (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 38 cm, B 70,2 cm, T 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5894
Provenance
1881, gift of Crown Prince Rudolf